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“Attention, everyone in the eive you an order You will broadcast this order over police radio”

He could hear the hollow echo of his voice coency center

“This is the statement you will send out to every cop—”

“Excuse me, sir,” the operator said

Dillon was taken aback “What?”

“Well, just to LVMPD? What about private security?”

Dillon’s voice was silky “Waitare you saying you can reach out to casino security people?”

“Well, sir, soency communication system called—”

“I don’t care what it’s called!” Dillon said, and did a little dance around His reptile foroes the e will first do all they can to spread it by anythat And then, they will assemble on the Strip, near, umwhat’s a central casino?”

“Caesars Palace? The Cosmopolitan?”

“Okay Take two: All people who hear this e will first do all they can to spread it by anythat And then, they will assemble on the Strip, near Caesars Palace There they ait until the military colu everyone Without mercy”

The “without rim determination it added Part of his mind noted the comic possibilities in the phrase “without mercy” What was the alternative? With mercy?

“That’s the e you want us to put out there?” the operator said

“You and everyone at the center Oh, and, what’s your name?”

“My name? Dot Perkins”